The Rachman Review
by Financial Times
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Audience Interest
Estimated Reach: 805K to 2.5M
Listeners across platforms
- global politics and governance
- international relations insights
Podcast Focus
Categories: news · politics
+3 more
- foreign affairs discussions
- interviews with decision-makers
Publishing Consistency
Frequency: ~3-4 / Week
300+ episodes since 2019
- 348 episodes released
- active for 6 years
Platform Reach
- available on Acast
- distributed across podcast platforms
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
war
5
iran war
5
iran
5
international relations
4
foreign policy
4
us foreign policy
3
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High Confidence
Total monthly reach
805K to 2.5M
Estimated from 41 chart positions in 41 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Politics#39100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Politics#8730K to 100K
- 🇰🇷KR · Politics#14100K to 300K
- 🇮🇳IN · Politics#17100K to 300K
- 🇧🇷BR · Politics#2130K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
242K to 752K🎙 Daily cadence·348 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
805K to 2.5M🇬🇧12%🇰🇷12%🇮🇳12%+38 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
242K to 752K
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On the show
From 24 epsHosts
GR
Gideon Rachman
21 eps
AC
Antonia Cundy
1 ep
GT
Gillian Tett
1 ep
RW
Robin Wigglesworth
1 ep
EL
Edward Luce
1 ep
Recent guests
PG
Philip Gordon
2 eps
MS
Michael Singh
1 ep
DS
Dana Stroul
1 ep
SM
Suzanne Maloney
1 ep
BC
Baroness Catherine Ashton
1 ep
ZV
Zsuzsanna Végh
1 ep
JW
Jack Watling
1 ep
SS
Sir Simon Gass
1 ep
EH
Emile Hokayem
1 ep
BJ
Boris Johnson
1 ep
DK
Dmytro Kuleba
1 ep
LA
Lloyd Austin
1 ep
SM
Sebastian Mallaby
1 ep
KM
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
1 ep
JC
James Crabtree
1 ep
NB
Najmeh Bozorgmehr
1 ep
BJ
Ben Judah
1 ep
SK
Simon Kuper
1 ep
VM
Victor Mallet
1 ep
RK
Roula Khalaf
1 ep
Recent episodes
Trump, Infantino and the political history of the World Cup
Jul 15, 2026
23m 54s
What would a far-right government in France look like?
Jul 9, 2026
29m 10s
Lebanon peace deal: can it hold?
Jul 2, 2026
20m 54s
Bonus episode: Rahm Emanuel on how to fix America
Jun 28, 2026
27m 57s
America's waning power
Jun 25, 2026
26m 28s
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Episodes
24
~1.2 per week
Avg length
26m 35s
1m 09s – 33m 46s
Range
Sep 2020 – Apr 2026
Topics
99
war, iran war +97
Guests
27
Philip Gordon +26 · last 24 eps
24 of 24
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15/26 | World Cupgeopolitics+3 | Simon Kuper | Financial TimesFifa+2 | NorwayUS+2 | World Cupgeopolitics+5 | — | 23m 54s | ||
| 7/9/26 | far-right governmentMarine Le Pen+4 | Victor Mallet | Financial TimesThe Guardian | FranceEU+1 | Marine Le Penfar-right+6 | — | 29m 10s | ||
| 7/2/26 | LebanonIsrael+5 | Roula KhalafAndrew England | HizbollahIsrael+2 | WashingtonBeirut | LebanonIsrael+6 | — | 20m 54s | ||
| 6/28/26 | Democratic partymiddle America+3 | Rahm Emanuel | Financial TimesFT Weekend Festival | — | Rahm EmanuelDemocratic party+3 | — | 27m 57s | ||
| 6/25/26 | American powerIran war+4 | Kevin RuddKatherine Thompson+1 | Financial TimesFox News | AustraliaNew York+2 | Iran warAmerican power+7 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/18/26 | international relationswar+3 | S JaishankarLana Nusseibeh+1 | Financial TimesCNN | Finland | warpeace+3 | — | 27m 31s | ||
| 6/11/26 | BrexitUS-China relations+4 | Ben Judah | Financial TimesChannel 4 News | BritainUS+2 | BrexitUS+5 | — | 33m 46s | ||
| 6/4/26 | IranTehran+4 | Najmeh Bozorgmehr | Financial TimesAP+2 | TehranIran+1 | TehranIran+5 | — | 25m 39s | ||
| 5/28/26 | AI backlashtechnology risks+4 | Sebastian Mallaby | Google DeepMindOpenAI+4 | — | AIbacklash+6 | — | 31m 14s | ||
| 5/21/26 | shippingfinancial recovery+4 | Kyriakos Mitsotakis | France 24FT.com+1 | GreeceStrait of Hormuz | Kyriakos MitsotakisStrait of Hormuz+5 | — | 27m 06s | ||
| 5/14/26 | US-China relationsTrump visit+3 | James Crabtree | International Institute for Strategic StudiesThe Perimeter | BeijingWashington+3 | TrumpBeijing+5 | — | 31m 44s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Ukraine conflictIran war+3 | Lloyd Austin | USPentagon+3 | UkraineIran+2 | Lloyd AustinUkraine+5 | — | 28m 54s | ||
| 4/30/26 | UkraineRussia+4 | Dmytro Kuleba | Financial Times | UkraineRussia+2 | UkraineRussia+6 | — | 27m 01s | ||
| 4/29/26 | history of financeinvestment opportunities+3 | — | Financial TimesThe Story of Money | — | financehistory+3 | — | 1m 17s | ||
| 4/22/26 | Iran conflictUS foreign policy+4 | Michael SinghDana Stroul | Washington Institute for Near East PolicyNew York Post+1 | IranAmerica+2 | Iranconflict+5 | — | 30m 55s | ||
| 4/16/26 | Iran warnegotiated solutions+4 | Suzanne Maloney | Brookings InstitutionFox News+1 | IranUS+3 | Irannegotiation+7 | — | 27m 26s | ||
| 4/8/26 | negotiationIran+3 | Baroness Catherine Ashton | EUUS+1 | — | Irannegotiation+7 | — | 32m 55s | ||
| 4/2/26 | US military actionIran war+4 | Philip Gordon | Brookings InstitutionNBC News | Strait of HormuzUK+3 | Donald TrumpIran+6 | — | 28m 16s | ||
| 3/26/26 | Hungarian electionsViktor Orbán+3 | Zsuzsanna Végh | German Marshall FundEU+1 | HungaryUkraine+1 | HungaryViktor Orbán+5 | — | 30m 02s | ||
| 3/19/26 | Iran wardefense analysis+3 | Jack Watling | Financial TimesStatecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World | IranGulf+2 | Iranwar+6 | — | 33m 07s | ||
| 3/17/26 | Opus DeiCatholic organization+3 | — | Opus DeiFinancial Times | — | Opus DeiAntonia Cundy+4 | — | 1m 09s | ||
| 3/12/26 | US foreign policyIran+3 | Sir Simon Gass | Financial TimesMiddle East Eye | IranUS+2 | IranUS+4 | — | 33m 36s | ||
| 3/5/26 | IranUS-Israel relations+3 | Emile Hokayem | International Institute for Strategic StudiesCBS+1 | IranIsrael+2 | IranIsrael+7 | — | 33m 08s | ||
| 2/26/26 | Ukraine conflictpeace talks+3 | Boris Johnson | Yalta European StrategyBBC | UkraineRussia | Boris JohnsonUkraine+5 | — | 24m 57s |
Showing 24 of 24
348
Episodes
1.1x / wk
Cadence
27m
Avg length
6y
Active
since 2020
805K to 2.5M
Monthly reach
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Key insights
What the show covers
- foreign affairs discussions
- interviews with decision-makers
- expert commentary on world events
- analysis of political trends
Audience interests
- global politics and governance
- international relations insights
- science and social issues
- current news analysis
Platform reach
- available on Acast
- distributed across podcast platforms
- potentially global audience
- no specific follower data available
Publishing consistency
- 348 episodes released
- active for 6 years
- weekly or more episodes
- consistent content delivery
Chart history for The Rachman Review
Peaked at #5 in NG, top 10 in 1 of 50 tracked markets, currently #5 in NG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| South Korea | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| PL | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| India | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| South Africa | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| SG | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| Brazil | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| HK | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Finland | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Japan | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| BE | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Mexico | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| RO | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| AE | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| CH | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| PT | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| Ireland | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| TR | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| AR | — | #46 | #46 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.